Details about lilacs, planting and caring for it.
Beautiful, fragrant and beloved bushes, beautiful lilacs will decorate any garden!
You can grow lilacs in different climatic conditions, the main thing is to know some features.
Many shrub cultures are not too whimsical and coexist remarkably in all corners of the planet, with the possible exception of the North Pole and the desert!
What are the varieties of lilac:
terry;
simple.
There are more than 1800 species of lilac varieties, almost all of them are ordinary. It is quite easy to distinguish shrub flowers, terry flowers look velvety, and simple smooth ones. The bush itself is very thick and lush with proper care, planting. Any shrub can be given the necessary shape, unusual, standard or even amazing.
Professionals prefer to plant lilac bushes on the banks of ponds, near water or where there is wet soil. The lush, luxurious, blooming lilac is reflected in the smooth surface, striking a visual effect.
How to choose the soil, the site for planting lilacs?
Lilac loves the sunny side, highly lit areas. It grows well if it is watered more often, but too much, once a week, abundant watering is enough. In this case, there should be no draft, strong wind in the place where the lilac will grow. But, choosing a site, it must be remembered that the lilac loves space and many other shrubs and trees should not be planted around it. Expanse, sun, good ventilation and moist soil, this is the main thing that is necessary for the perfect development of the bush.
The presence of peat and humus in the soil will positively affect the growth, the beauty of lilac. She also loves loam and is not against slightly acidic, neutral soils. Do not pay much attention to what the soil should be like, you can fertilize it and create a pleasant plant land "house". Lilac is not too whimsical, but it will be richer than a crown if you feed the roots.
When to plant lilac?
The time for planting lilacs will be most successful at the end of July and until the beginning of September, later it is not worth it, rainfall becomes colder and more harmful for the roots, the bush may not take root and rot. Later September, landing is not recommended at all. Lilac bushes planted in late spring are painful in the fall, poorly take root and weak.
Lilac seedlings
Consider: lilac planting and care photo:
- for planting, use seedlings of different ages of 0.8-6.5-7.5 years;
- eliminate trauma, draining of the root system;
- cut off too long roots and shrunken;
- on seedlings it is worth leaving a lump of land;
- get rid of diseased roots, rotten.
The holes are deep, and the distance between the bushes should be at least two meters, better 2.5-3.5 m. The hole itself needs to be made 45x45cm, 50x50cm, and best of all 60x60cm, so the root will grow freely and get more moisture! But most importantly, loosening the earth, you can always pour humus into the holes, and fertilize the plant!
Once the seedlings are ready for planting, it is worthwhile to focus on the weather, a cloudy day will be great for moistening the soil, root growth. It is especially good to plant bushes in the evening, in the waning sun. You don’t need to press the earth hard, it’s better to lightly fall asleep and slap it with a shovel, then nature will do everything herself.
Deep into the hole, do not dig too long, 25-40 cm is enough, depending on the length of the roots of the bush itself, if the branches of lilacs have already grown very much, then the hole should be made a little deeper!
During flowering, lilacs should be done, more plentiful watering, two, three times a week. It is in the summer, when a very bright, scorching sun dries the earth, lilacs require a lot of moisture. But you don’t need to get too carried away; excessive watering can lead to rotting of the roots.
Lilac - improper care
To give a small bush of lilacs a majestic and well-groomed appearance:
- with the help of the correct form;
- It is recommended to carry out regular trimming;
- pruning should be done from 2.5-3.5 years of growth;
- pruning is done in early spring, until the buds are swollen;
- in a permanent place;
- cut out all weak and sick shoots;
- it is very useful for lilacs to cut flowering branches;
- bouquets;
- the scope of the cut can cover up to 80% of flowering shoots;
- cutting lengthens the flowering period, contributing to the formation of new flower buds;
- the remaining inflorescences are larger and lush;
- provide abundant flowering for the next season;
- cut only flowering brushes;
- adjacent shoots retain with the buds of flower buds;
- You can experiment with seed propagation of lilacs;
- leaving a few noticeable inflorescences intact, it is possible to set fruit that remains on the bush until the seeds completely ripen in them;
- the bulk of the young roots of lilac is located in the upper layers of the soil;
- young seedlings can suffer in severe winters;
- it is worth covering in frost with a greenhouse / film;
- 4–11 white-headed branches are noted, powerful and even, and the rest are removed based on the age of the bush.
Result:
After the completion of this beneficial and youthful pruning, the lilac shrub is well ventilated, and the branches curl and give a big increase. All this contribute to abundant flowering.
Principles of Pruning Lilacs
How to protect lilacs from pests, diseases and attacks?
The most vulnerable place in lilacs is the root neck, it is on it that you need to look carefully, constantly examine and judge the health of the bush. As soon as some signs of rotting, sputum, not a natural color are found, the root neck must be cleaned, dried and then processed:
clay;
grinding clay and mullein.
The main thing with the growth of the bush, the root neck should be above the soil level and has been cleaned.
Lilac rarely gets sick, but the most common diseases:
late blight;
bacterial rot.
Against these diseases, it is necessary to disinfect the bushes with the help of:
Bordeaux fluid (solution of copper sulfate) before budding;
copper chloride (cupricol, zoltosan, blitox, cupritox).
Insects, leaf-eaters to which lilac is exposed:
moth perforate;
caterpillars of surveyors, they are moths (an extensive family of butterflies);
insects of the order Lepidoptera, hawthorn.
The fight is carried out using:
chrysanthemum acid esters;
synthetic peritroids;
chrysanthemum acid chloride with an alcohol component.
To use preparations for processing is only those that are allowed against parasites in the farm.
How to propagate lilacs?
Varietal forms are propagated only vegetatively, by layering and cuttings! But wild varieties can be planted with seeds, under the winter. Cuttings of varietal forms can be grafted in the wild. In early spring and summer, it is possible to budge. It is best to prepare stocks from the end of June, cutting out side shoots at a height of 13.5-15.5 cm, the top. If the bark has departed from the wood, then you can safely begin budding. Before this, 5-8 days of watering are required, but not the bay of the plant.
It is best to use buds for budding from the middle part of the handle, and it is precisely those that are very well developed.
A particularly important, incredibly crucial moment is the preparation of the shield! Cutting off a kidney seems a trifle to many, but it’s not, it needs to be carefully cut. When cutting a kidney, there should be no wood or other small shedding in place of a living site. If damage to the vascular kidney occurs, it is necessary to repeat the section, but not the fact that this place will be active in growth.
It is worth practicing before doing slices. Take unsuitable cuttings and holding exactly a knife, cut, and then proceed with suitable ones, and then the shields become ideal.
After budding:
seedlings spud;
a few days later watered.
For a good time, the best time is:
or rather, time (to decrease the sun);
morning, the code is cool and fresh;
in rain it is impossible to budge;
in cloudy weather it is better to abstain;
excessive moisture that gets under the shield will cause infections and the rapid development of diseases.
After 9-14 days, you can check the survival of the kidneys, they should be bright, green, radiant and healthy!
Lilac after cultivation
Regular watering of oculants, weeding the earth, tilling, hilling and fertilizing with fertilizers is the best care for lilacs! And of course, spraying, treatment, monitoring the condition of foliage, branches, flowers, will give the most wonderful result!
Let the lilac be lush and bright in your garden!
